Egypt: Continuous controversy over coronavirus
Rumours continue to circulate about coronavirus in Egypt after several countries including France declared people have been infected with the virus after returning from Egypt. A source in the health committee in the Egyptian House of Representatives said that this…
Damietta Port Authority fined EGP 7.7 bn
The KGL Kuwaiti Company has revealed that the International Court affiliated with the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris issued a ruling in favour of the Damietta International Ports Company (DIPCO) and ordered the Damietta Port Authority pay a fine…
Egypt’s tax arrears amount to EGP 234 billion
Reda Abdel Qader, head of the Egyptian Tax Authority, has said that the balance of tax arrears in Egypt amounted to EGP 234 billion ($15 million) last December 31, including EGP 203 billion ($13 billion) of income taxes and EGP…
Egypt increases financial allocations to parliament
The Egyptian parliament’s Plan and Budget Committee has approved the final accounts of the parliament’s budget for the past fiscal year 2018-2019, with a total of EGP 1.4 billion ($89.4 million), an increase of EGP 48 million ($3.1 million), over…
Egypt’s new press and media regulations come into effect
The Official Gazette has published the prime minister’s decision no. 418 of 2020 to issue the executive regulations of the supreme media council law relating to the regulation of the press and media. The Supreme Media Council called on all…
Al-Nasr Mining Company shares offered on stock exchange
The Extraordinary General Assembly of the Holding Company for Metallurgical Industries of the Ministry of Public Business Sector has agreed to offer 21.97 per cent of the capital of Al-Nasr Mining Company for the private sector on the stock exchange….
Train accident in Matrouh injures 38
The Ministry of Health and Population has announced that 38 citizens were injured with two in a critical condition when a train derailed on its way from Alexandria to Matrouh. The railway authority said in a statement: “Train No. 654…
Egypt’s military pensions raised, again
The Egyptian parliament has approved a draft law submitted by the government on amending some provisions of the retirement, insurance and pensions law for the armed forces, which aims to expand financial benefits for military personnel and their families. It…
Exclusive: Egypt is hiding coronavirus patients in military hospitals
Media sources have said that the Egyptian regime is intentionally concealing information about new coronavirus cases in the country. Most of the people are being kept in military hospitals and not being reported. Sources have told Egypt Watch that there…
Paris embarrasses Cairo by announcing 2 coronavirus cases contracted in Egypt
The spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, Khaled Mujahid, has maintained that Egypt is currently completely free of any new cases of coronavirus. This statement came amid skepticism about the Ministry of Health’s declarations after the announcement…
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